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Illinois man pointed gun at child while fleeing Davenport police

An Illinois man was arrested Monday after police say he threatened to kill a child as he fled on foot from authorities with loaded handgun.

Isaiah Michael McAllister, 21, of Moline, Illinois, was charged with first-degree harassment, assault while participating in a felony and being a felon carrying a weapon, among other charges.

At 6:48 p.m. Monday, Davenport police responding to a reported weapons incident found a car matching the description of the suspect's, according to a criminal complaint. Officers stopped the car in a parking lot and saw McAllister in the front passenger's seat.

Isaiah Michael McAllister(Photo: Scott County Jail/Special to the Register)

McAllister then ran from police and threatened to kill a child while holding a loaded handgun, police said.

"This placed the victim in fear of physical contact that would result in injury," a criminal complaint said. "The defendant did this with the intent to further his prevention of apprehension while involved in the foot pursuit."

McAllister was arrested shortly after fleeing. Officers found the handgun in the path he was running. Previously McAllister was convicted of a felony in Illinois, police said.